Hawaiian Mythology Names, Gods and Goddesses

Pele, Hina, Māui, Lono, Kāne, and Kanaloa are the great figures of Hawaiian legend. Some of these names are used for children today. Others are better known as story names.

Spotlight · names meaning mythology

Hina
“goddess of the moon”
hina (gray, silvery)
HEE-nahGirl
Lehua
“the ʻōhiʻa lehua blossom, sacred to Pele”
lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha flower)
leh-HOO-ahGirl
Māui
“the demigod who snared the sun, the island of Maui”
Māui, Polynesian trickster hero
MOW-eeBoy

20 names · 12 girl · 7 boy · 1 unisex

Hina
goddess of the moon
HEE-nah🌙🌋Girl
Lehua
the ʻōhiʻa lehua blossom, sacred to Pele
leh-HOO-ah🌺🔥🌋Girl
Māui
the demigod who snared the sun, the island of Maui
MOW-ee🌋☀️💪Boy
Hiʻiaka
carried in the bosom, goddess of hula and healing, sister of Pele
hee-ee-AH-kah🌋🌿Girl
hiʻi+aka
Kanaloa
god of the ocean and voyaging
kah-nah-LOH-ah🌋🌊Boy
Laka
gentle, tame, goddess of hula
LAH-kah🌋🪶Girl
Lea
goddess of canoe builders, Hawaiian form of Leah
LEH-ah🌋📖Girl
Lilinoe
fine mist, goddess of the mists of Mauna Kea
lee-lee-NOH-eh🌧️🌋⛰️Girl
lili+noe
Lono
god of agriculture, rain, fertility and peace
LOH-noh🌋🌧️🕊️Boy
Pele
lava, the volcano goddess
PEH-leh🔥🌋🏝️Girl
Kaʻahupāhau
the shark goddess who guards Pearl Harbor
kah-ah-hoo-PAH-how🌋🌊Girl
Kaiona
a benevolent goddess of the Waiʻanae mountains
kye-OH-nah🌋⛰️Girl
Kana
legendary stretching hero of Hawaiʻi Island
KAH-nah🌋💪Boy
Kāne
man, god of creation, light and fresh water
KAH-neh🌋🔆💧Boy
Kawelo
legendary warrior-hero of Kauaʻi
kah-VEH-loh🛡️🌋Boy
Kiha
a supernatural lizard, a chiefly name of Maui
KEE-hah🌋👑Boy
Nāmaka
the eyes, sea goddess, sister of Pele
NAH-mah-kah🌊🌋Girl
nā+maka
Naupaka
a beach shrub whose half-flowers recall a legend of separated lovers
now-PAH-kah🌺🌊🌋Girl
Poliʻahu
bosom of the snow, snow goddess of Mauna Kea
poh-lee-AH-hoo🌋⛰️Girl
poli+ʻahu
Pueo
the Hawaiian owl, a guardian spirit
poo-EH-oh🐦🌋Unisex

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Questions people ask

What Hawaiian girl names mean mythology?

Hina (goddess of the moon), Lehua (the ʻōhiʻa lehua blossom, sacred to Pele), Hiʻiaka (carried in the bosom, goddess of hula and healing, sister of Pele), Laka (gentle, tame, goddess of hula), Lea (goddess of canoe builders, Hawaiian form of Leah), Lilinoe (fine mist, goddess of the mists of Mauna Kea).

What Hawaiian boy names mean mythology?

Māui (the demigod who snared the sun, the island of Maui), Kanaloa (god of the ocean and voyaging), Lono (god of agriculture, rain, fertility and peace), Kana (legendary stretching hero of Hawaiʻi Island), Kāne (man, god of creation, light and fresh water), Kawelo (legendary warrior-hero of Kauaʻi).